Glass-machine.



A: L. BZ'NGHAM'. GLASS ma ma APPLICATION FILED 51111214, 1910. 1,125,895; Patented Jan. 19,1915.-

4 SHEETS-SHEET A. L'; BING-HAM.

GLASS MACHINE.

.APPLIUATIONIILED JAN.14, 1910.

Patented Jan. 19, 1915 4 SHEBTS-8HEET 2 aim anew.

A. L BENGHAM.

GLASS MACHINE.

- APPLICATION FILED JAN. 14, 1910.

Patented Jan. 19, 1915.

4 SHEETS-SHEET 3.

M w 1 1,, ma e im A. L. BINGHAM.

GLASS MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED 3111.14, 1910.

Patented Jan. 19, 1915.

4.SHEETS-SHEET 1&9 a-7 You 429 f 4- A Q 61 iffodmww ans W31 s5; n:- J machines P t a. s1 ngi 10 01 mol 1711i QJ-rec on, war

e h t devicmoldfmemb to a n acnme, :11

E w 1y Refwung which we n 15 insgj, in prev 1 mncea h the I"-.

of mold angle he furnace emerges, s0 to serve mvmber adn hen m of glass rec wit pre

\' thereof;

nisngvu.

ivkl by the Lang (3 a Mad by m1 shswmg 101; cated by the arrows y'luss stream 0 much of mp w tin-.1

secthmkcn 1 the po Fag. & a

swing on such pivot from sicle to sitlo bel w pz irt 5i constituting 2i shear for severiugtho stream oi To this muli the under Side of port o1. prc'frruhiy in tho "form of nil arc of 2': circle. and the upper and oi? part 52 is c( rrespondingly i'ormoii to operate in coujumztiou. thorcwith. Said devicc or member 52 videos from ito upper to its lower cud 0 that its cutromo lower corners urc uuilicieutl v far apart to cnuhlo it to guhio tho E'i' cum oi. u'ioltcu glass first mohl or receiver of one set and then into mold, o receiver of unothor sot, :uui nor eml is provided with guard walls 5:2 which serve to insure that the iu-Mtcu "hiss shuli not be thrown siilcu air H'iGIHlJJ rocked from sic ie to siilo. In tho POFllJlHL'l indicated by full Ilium: in i3, tho fir would he into mold lion iuifliczitod by thus '61 figure, the flow 'm'mld its the urruugommit {in tho iliustir i C(JHFS'CFHPhiO" such, Wiil ho )Iib Q rih 1 0'1" thrrc s 1 ts uurmiccs ecciviug posit m: uhiio the Il'1i')l1if-% of tho ow 2r sot are at rest, the ii W v rural. ft to ho continuous: i one out i iillecl whilo tho our 1 W mohl oi the other out :iclrancrci to pos and to om continuously us; "mg; as is (it'YFBili-(i. Thu pecuiizir character molten. rhws rcurhir this result rzlhhm .ialrs tho coiu irlcrable ihc. c oral m iipcrutiziru n hvttor and more on 1 degree of hcut can he moor tuinril, us ti "low is uuiulmrruutml :uul uui- 'loruu our he into mohl whim th ru hu timc uring.

or pcrii Tho iiou hf "R5301? :ucui {iii the portion are uui'loru i pruturo and our. w 1 wat .i n 31"! -iroiluct suhstzuitiuliy irc from iiirpoltiec Linus, can he scoured.

Tho port or menthol 3 iron its opera tion by menus of a, couucc ion running l7l0l t0 the Sumo shui t i? from which tho advancing; movcmcut I 'tci'i to tho molds that the 1110"011'101? Ihu molds and the shifting cutter ruchrw nous. i lcut shown. in i i Shift-Mk moiuh auiul as is rut 2i mold of who toothed end of said part 57 Arm 61 is currietl by it rorticnl shaft 62 whichycxtends up to :1 point alongside s-hui't i7 and has a SPO ouol arm upon its; uppcr end. the two arms ("=1 and G3 chm constituting a lever. shaft (3:? heiug the fulcrum. The arm (3 has a projecting point, preferably {llfl'lLKl with an anti-Friction roller 64-. which 0X" tcncls into a cum groove in :1 wheel (35 on shaft 4:7. This cum, groove of such charactor that the parts opm'utod thereby will remain at rore t except for a brief time at two points in tho rcrolutiou of shaft l7) When it roaches one of those points it will operate, through the devices- (lCSCIlbGLl, to sh In the meantime tho sumo shaft 17, through iug pawl, and "utchet. has moved one of the sets of molds; us. rcriousl v' described, so that an empty mold is luuys awaiting the stroiuu of ghmsa the How of which is shifted thorointo by tho morcmcnt of the part 52. us hug hccu descrihod. .1, may here remark that tho purl, may ho taken out when dosircth by merely witlulrmving stud shaft 53 suiliciently so that trunuious 53 and 5-1: may become rlimigngrcd from tl'le'ir heariugs. I

Tho upper r l'mu'ouomber or part 51 is, us hoforc utml, in tho construction now he hug i'lesoriherl rituuteil immediately ovvr tho shifting and cutting member or part 5:2. It curried hy a forked uicmhcr 7.1.

Said u'icmhor ii; irotully mounted at]? and coni'urctorl utiis run r ciul to :1 spring siupport ill. This ilorico operator, to hold part 51 into close but zrliliu r houtucr, with unit 52, thus hoth insuring a smooth maltiu of tho .i mm of moliioii gloss. and aim permitting :s, waliling'of the nuts in tho ovrul any hurii substance should accidentally full info s-midfstrcan'h its will be uoticmh the parts 51 and. 52 are preferably hollouxuml. as shown. in Fig 1, they have cooling iluhl pipes and connections 81, 82 and 83 coir l nrctocl thereto, thus roviding for the cooling: which is: (lesiru-le in devices of this chriructcr.

Tho muiu 'h-mno H of this machine is shown nuumtocl on. u sub-frame or base W2 upon which. it um lmvo a limited and mliiwiniflo movement and is preferably mo riihwl with :u1ti-iriction trucks 93. M and 3 for tho p iows ofcasgof operation. his :uiqustuinhty is: provided for hjw'n ruck t if orul uiuiou 7. the latter of which is operated. by hand wheoi 98. The proper tension of the mold carrying members 33 and 3 is provided. for hy adjusting screws 99. i A number of other features of construction are lillli-lilltlted in the drawings, in order to give an llll(i"-lli2l1l(lll1flf of the operation of a complete n'mchim, but these are not a part of my present invention, and arc therefore only ;t momher from mm Side to the other.

chronousiy h'it i'i thh mums for iinpmfitiiigj thc step-hy-step 11101'01110115 to the mete of glass receivers.

6. The cornbinarimh 111 11 glass 111:1hi11gr machine, of :1 shear incinheipositioned h1ei1111' the discharge brih're 1,11 the fur-1111:: a, 11, phirulity of r, yrs of @1358 rmrvircre :zrrnir rmi 1,11 travel heiew said sheer ,111e111hcr1 11.11 :111h i111: i111pz1rtihg :1 etep igr 'ep increiiirnt :1ire1'-- match; 111 rhc sets; 01f glass receircr: :1 (icvice intcrpeceii hetwecii :ihc sheer 111 iiihei- 1111 1 the sets or receivers for screring 1111011111015 11d Liidihgihi-hiir.) cirer first of one set 111' then 11? ti ether 21 13 :11111 111mm fer'n'im'iiig seeiri con'nr.

11 and operating syhchronousiy with.

means for inrrirring; the stc rhj I 1 merit to the 5k e 0:1 glass receivers, cum 511i1 0i :1 p' 'cteci swinging icrcr engaging end with the shrering 11.1111 guii .1

and at the other end with 11 Whe i h 1 same shaft from which merement iirr mr ed to the sets of ghiss receivers.

V '7. The ccimhinati011 in 12, qizisis 11 achine, (If :1 member which :1

11f molten glass frcm 1;.he furnace Will a plurality cf sets 11f glass r1'saccirerr 11131 11 to travel, hcicw said. member, :1 iiierahf 1 rice interposed. between said incmhei said glass receivers, 111cm fer ei'iiifizii 7 device to sever :1 stream of glass and (3111150 it to flow into 1 receiver first 01 ene :11

then of the M1161 set, 211115! yielding 111 whereby said member is hchi inte ch;

yielding contact with Mic ripper Biltfllw said severing and guiding device.

8. The combination, in :1 ninchine (if a member 1111515 whici' r :1 of inciteii Wiii. 35112111 :1, if 1 phimiity r11; seh; of receivers :11}. i0 1 :11 11.1 beneath said rimrnhern, :1. r eimft, chiiriecticns fir-c111 mid, ciririr 1- whereby etcphy rtep mm'emcm is i1 1 '1:111;- ed alternately 11; each (if said :1 r receivers :1. severing We guiding ricr'cc .11 ierposed between said. member 1.1111 chili. e121; 0i giuss receivers and ccrinecticne :ircm the mine shaft which 0pc arcs the sets 01f L(.!1Ti@i1- hereby said severing; 11nd guidiri {1O .vice ie mcrcd t0 pcricdiciiiiy 1 stream 11f glass and alternzi y direct 1.1; :1 1110M of me set. er the hther, the :irr 111cm, being Such that the mehie 11,1 1 :11; re (iili'il'lfl' the 11 (1d the 11'111 I1tei1 ghies i1; heih rieiiwrrri 1hr: f 1.

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:1 shear recair eercring :iriri guiiiiiiig me iher interposed 11 1 Ween the 1111:1111 me iiher 11111 the s of grins-e receivers in iiii'crniirrentiy sever {111d zih'ernuidy deflect sniri strewn 0i. glass, :1 111111 :111 the P1111118 shaft which operates said piilllull: :11111 :111 :11'111 c i ging with said 51 1' (Bring 1111.11 guidiiig riev 1 311d with eairl 121111 hr ihe hiriiicr 011121. 1d iirem the when 1111c :11'1':1i1e"?111c111. heiii sh that, the r-p-hr. (11 r1111v1'11e111': 11E :111 :ts 0:1" and the 1110 1101 .1:- u'i? the severing .1110. 7511 111 device i: yiichrmiciie W. 'i he cnmhi11:1rir111 with :1 glare; 1111118111 ivii1 crim :1 1111\ '111 '1 111 11111 111'1110111 11 {11:11 (iii' :1 riiizter-wiciici'ca' h:11'i11;2; 1m 1i1 ii1'c1' 111111 111102 r11'1 1' ruher 1 which the glaze-1 iiil'i'iiili 111:11' H011: eihcr r-Hitir 1110:1111; c11- eprmii' 1 with 1hrc111re1'-(h ii1:1't111' hi1" iiiirr- 11'1i1i111111i1 wwriiigr th s flowingsin-11111i111111eiihiieiy RIJUYE (he viiiicrwiwiicchnu :1111i 1111 11115 i m' :iiijvriiniisigr" 1hr rehzifinn iMi\'1'W,'ii H11 #1111 11111 11111.1 Lhc 11111 131m: 111' 1111 cutter-1h Jivcmr \rhrrrhi; 1111 11-1=:1111 11111 1 :eiiernuirir iic'n' Nil if winiii 11'1'1 i":

11'111'hi1 111:1ci1i1'1c winprirsiiig rii'icr having; :1 g] --1hcz1ri11g rippcr 01hr :11111 :1 11::i1' 111" (1111111: r finer-1 Hil'kiili gi fi'i'iilgjj Farce. rehearing; HMHIH c iip- 0121111 1 with 1hr 1i'1r:1ri11;rc1i 111i the dcficw Lerrulicr 11111-111 11 ihnriiig1111 21111 11f QiIlF-Lw) :imi 1110:111 i'ur 1111m M11: shearing: 1111:111- iiere rchiiim in each other i111 hrizig thc shrewii'r iiriin 'imee:1ire111uieiy 111111 111 11111- 1111'ci1'i11g' 1111 "11;.

iii. The.1*11111l1i11:11:i111 1 \1i1h :1 rims [1111111111 deiiz'eriiig :1, fi 111i11gr1 121141111 11,- 1110111111 glues, 11%" 17.1111 -eiis of receii 111: :1115- 1'01 :11i .:111 in ihc $41111! rwrirc (nigh succeisiri- 1111- imam :1111i :1: grim =:11i11 1; device i11h1=1' {)(lhiiii hrfiuerii the c cirifire (if the -11'1n111'14i the [1111511i'ccuiwrm snici ehmiriirsr device 1111111111 11 c(1--:11:tii1;g 11111111511 11': cnpuhie iii -'i11::1r1111.r the 511111111111 cf 5 1 :1i, 1111 i11er111e1iii1i1c jiiiim in 1111 iength, :1111i 11 iiui ir-chn 11111121 i 111 he irirexm' 1 151. ii11'1111'11 111 11111 side 11" h s 1:1:h 1:11". the 11111' 1 111 {he 5.1" rain-M111 13 11 rfciieci, 1iii grime win-1 11111 M .1 rec 1311 111 1 11 1 the :11' 1111, mrm 111 111r11i1 heiir ii .11 rhrii. H11 1'1r111e 111' 1511- ether Wt 115 1 ihc r1 111i'1i111111' 11. with. 11 s ze furnace L :1 flUM'iW .1 171 :1111 1117' meiteii g] 1: 11 cf rccei' 1110:1111-1 F111 miranciiig Erin-1 miiri receivers rhrwn gh :wurw-crwxin 110M menses I shearing device comprising coa-cting memhers capable of shearing the stream of glass, and a deflector arranged to be intermittently thrown to one side or the other or" the normal path of flow of the freshly severed end.

.of the glass stream to deflect said glass stream to a receptacle of one set, the arrangement being such that the glass stream will he delivered into one or the other set of receptacles alternately.

15. A glass working machine comprising two sets of receirers for molten glass, means for shifting said receivers through successive positions, a cutting mechanism arranged above said sets of receptacles at one point in their paths of trarel, said cutting mechanism being adapted to se er a lowing stream of glass at a point intermediate its length, a deflector, and means for carrying said deflector alternately to one side or the other of the normal path of travel of the freshly cut end'ot the stream of glass at alternate cuttings of said stream. whereby the glass stream will he (lCllYCl'Q'Il into one or the other set of receptacles alternately.

16. .l glai working machine comprising two sets of rcceirors 'lor lnolten glass, means for shifting said receivers thrmigh successive position a cutting uiecl'ianisui arranged ahore said sets oi receptacles at one point in their paths of tra rel aid cutting mechanism lining adapted to sei -2r a flowing streau'i of glass, a deflector, a Ul means for carrying said dcllcctor altrruatrl y to our side or the other of the normal ath oi" lrarel of the Freshly r 't cud of the lt'iilll of glass at alternate cuttings ol' saidslreani, whereby the glass stream will he ilill tl'Qtl into one or the other set of receptacles alternately.

In witness \i'hcrcol', l. have hereunto my hand and seal at Munch. Indiana, this 10th day of January, A. l). one thousand rine hundred and ten.

ALVAH L. Bl KGHAIVL \Vitnesscs:

W31. (1. Bionic, l /lomns L. l-loonMAX. 

